Composite garment hanger and article holder



Jan. 27, 1953 R. PEACOCK 2,626,713

COMPOSITE GARMENT HANGER AND ARTICLE HOLDER Filed June 20, 1949 INVENTOR.

8.060% I BY ATTORNEY Patented Jan. 27, 1953 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE COMPOSITE GARMENT HANGER AND ARTICLE HOLDER Robert Peacock, St. Petersburg, Fla.

Application June 20, 19 i9,Scrial No. 100,208

- My invention relates broadly to garment hangers, and more particularly to a construction of readily installable garment hanger which may be used in many different positions and for widely varying applications.

One of the objects of my invention is to providean inexpensive assembly of garment hanger which is readily mounted in a confined space for providing supporting means for garments, and hats, and the like.

Still another object of my invention is to provide a composite construction of engaging means, garment hanger support, and resilient clip which may be mounted in various positions to perform a multiple function of suspending a garment hanger and a clip for various uses.

A still further object ofmy' invention is to provide a readily portable supporting member shaped to readily engage over the upper edge of the window glass of an automobile, for example, and adapted to readily fit between the compressible weather stripping or felts forming the packing for the conventional automobile vertically adjustable window and forming a suspension means for the garment hanger, and also providing an angularly adjustable support for a pivotally mounted clip operative to resiliently engage and clip a hat brim, for example.

Still another object of my invention is to provide a composite hat and garment hanger for portable use in vehicles, highway busses, railroad trains, airplanes, etc., as well as in homes, in hall closets, bedroom closets, kitchens, etc., which includes a swiveled, resilient clip member mounted on a pivoted bail, allowing adequate displacement of the clip with respect to the garment hanger.

Other and further objects of my invention reside in the construction of a readily portable garment and hat hanger which may be produced inexpensively on a mass production scale according to the improved construction set forth more fully in the specification hereinafter following, by reference to the accompanying drawings in which:

Figure 1 is a front elevational view of the device of my invention applied to the upper edge of an automobile window, and illustrating the manner in which a garment hanger and the adjustable clip for engaging a hat brim are supported; Fig. -2 is an end elevational view of the device of my inventiomwiththe garment hanger supported thereby, the view being taken sub-" stantially on line 2-2 of Fig. 1; Fig. 3 is an enlarged front elevational viewcf the .device of 3 Claims. (c1. air-s9) my invention; Fig. 4 is an end view of the device of my invention as illustrated in Fig. 3; Fig. 5 is a vertical. sectional view taken substantially on line 55 of Fig. 3; Fig. 6 is a horizontal sectional view taken substantially on line 6-6 of Fig. 3 and showing particularly the manner of securing the swiveled tube with respect to the parts of the resilient clip; Fig. 7 is a perspective view of the support which is shaped to mount over the upper peripheral edge of an automobile window and which will readily fit within the confines of the weather stripping or felt packing within which the conventional automobile window normally is adjustable; Fig. 8 is a perspective view of the swiveled clip employed in the device of my invention; Fig. "9 illustrates the protected faces of the clip which are provided to prevent injury to the engaged hat brim or other article; Fig. 10 is a fragmentary View of a modified form of support for the device of my invention and which is applicable to a supporting surface by use of securing screws; and Fig. 11 is a vertical sectional view taken substantially on line I l-l| of Fig. 10. V I

My invention is directed to a construction of readily portable garmenthanger which has many applications. I provide a support which is'shaped to engage the upper peripheral edge of the .vertically adjustable window in the conventional automobile door, andadapted to be raised and lowered therewith, and where the support is so shaped that it will readily fit between the weather stripping felts or softrubber around the window frame. The support provides mounting means for an angularly displaceable bail, and on a horizontal portion of this bail I provide a swivel tube. The swivel tube forms 'a carrier in coaction with spring means between a pair of manually operative clip portions which are adapted to resiliently engage-the brim of a hat or other article. The'swivel mounting of the clip, in coaction with the displaceablemounting of the bail, enables the clip to be moved to'that position which will most readily support a hat or molded in plastic. The upper edge of the sup,- port may be rounded or otherwise shaped to engage over a bracket fitting adapted to be mounted in a vehicle, or in any-other position for 'suspend-' ing a, multiplicity of the devices constructed in accordance with my invention. The engaging 1 jaws of the 'clip may have-their faces protected by sponge rubber, rubber, plastic, felt, or a soft medium forming a permanent part of the clip and serving as a protected clip for delicate fabrics, etc.

Referring to the drawings in more detail, reference character I designates the window sash of a vertically adjustable vehicle window, over the upper edge of which the support 2 of the device of my invention is engaged. The support 2 is shown pressed from sheet metal, with a channel shaped upper edge engaging over the upper periphery of the window I, with the confining lip 2a extending exteriorly thereof. .The support 2 has a pair of symmetrically disposed lugs 3 and 4 outstruck therefrom, and serving as a pivotal support for the upper horizontally extending portion 5a of a bail or metallic loop 5. The support 2 tapers to a central position and is bent upwardly as represented at 21), forming a hook for receiving the hook 6 of the conventional garment hanger I, for suspending the garment hanger in a position adjacent the interior of the window I. The bail 5 is substantially rectangular in contour, having the upper horizontally extending portion 5a and lower horizontally extending portions 5b and 5c. The width of the bail or loop 5.-is such as to extend on opposite sides of the hook portion '21) of the support 2, with adequate clearance to allow angular displacement of the bail .5 forwardly from the support 2 but to also establish an abutment by means of face portions 12c and 2d for the opposite vertically extending sides of the bail or loop 5 to restrictmovement of the bail beyond the plane of the vertically extending surface of support ,2. In-other words, the bail or loop 5 is displaceable throughout'a range of 130 with respect to the front plane of supportZ, and

of this range approximately 90 thereof may beusefully employed in the suspension of articles carried by the resilient clip ;8 which is mounted on swivel tube 9 and into the ends of which the horizontally extending portions 5b -;and 5c of bail or loop 5 extend.

The resilient clip 8 is-formed in two parts comprising finger operating members ID and II having side portions extending normally thereto as represented more clearly in Fig. 6 at Mia, Inn, and Ila and Ilb. These side portions :are apertured in alignment with each other to receive the swivel tube -9, and the assembly is maintained in position by means of coil spring IZ, the convolutions of which extend concentrically around swivel tube 9 and terminate at I2a and I2b, as represented in Fig. '5, yieldably engaged against the interior faces of the clip members I I) and II. In order to seat the ends I'2a and I 2b, the outstruck ribs J00 and .IIc of finger opra in m m ers 1.0 and J I. provi re esses into which the ends of the .coil spring :at -.I2a'1a,nd [2b may h confined. Coil sp n 12 acc rdin ly serves the dual function of maintaining the operative relation of the parts of the resilient clip, and at the same time maintains the assembly of the resilient clip in relation to the swivel tube 9, so that swivel tube .9 and the resilient clip move in unison. Thus, as the bail .5 is displaced, e resili nt clip -8 may have theentire 360 movement. This adjustment is desirable when arranging the garment on the garment hanger 1 while suspended from hook .212 on support .2 at .a

time that bail .5 may be displaced out of position and resilient clip 8 also .moved out of position. As represented in Fig. 2, resilient clip 8 may ,occupy a position extending at an angle from the depending garment hanger I and aiford adequate space in which to clip the brim of a hat or other article.

In order to protect the brim of a hat or other article of delicate fabric, I provide protective strips of felt, sponge rubber, rubber, plastic or other soft medium on the interior faces of the finger operating .members I0 and II, as represented at Id and H11 in Fig. .9. These protective facings are not essential, as I have shown in Figs. 4 and 5.

The form of my invention shown in Figs. 1-5 is particularly adapted for auto, highway bus, railroad train, Pullman, airplane, etc., portable use. Where a semi-permanent installation is desired, I provide the arrangement shown in Figs. 10 and 11, in which the support I6 has the lip 2a omitted therefrom, and is provided with apertures I 60 and Ifid for the passage of securing screws I4, as shown more clearly in Fig. 11 for fastening support It to the vertical surface 15. In place of the lip :2a a suitable marginal wall abutment projection 2e :may :be I provided rear wardly of support I6 to insure ;a proper mounting of support 2 against the vertical surface I5. The same freedom of ;movement is provided for the bail ,5 and the -.clip 8 in the'form ,ofthe invention shown in Figs. 10 and 11 :that illustrated in the form of my invention :in Figs. 'l-5. That is to say, for the useful range of :movement of approximately of the bail or loop 5 the clip 8 may turn through 360 which, under some conditions, provides a very .desirable range of adjustment. The clip 3,-when' loaded with the weight of a hat or other articlaactsas arestraining means or barrier upon .the'clothing supported on the garment hanger, preventing the garment hanger from bouncing out of the hook 2b when the vehicle on which the device is installed is travelingover the-road. The hat or article supported by the-clip is perfectly free to move, both by virtue of displacement of theloop 5 and movement of the clip 8, so that no undue strains are placed upon the hat'or article carried by clip 8. By shaping thesupport .2 as shownin Figs. 1-5 the device, when engaged over the top edge of a glass of ,a vehicle window, may be raised and low ered with the adjustment of the window, andrin the case of inclement weather, or under conditions of low temperatures when the windows are closed, the engagement of the support 2 over the top edge of the window does not-interfere with the tightclosing of the window in that the dimensionsof the lip2a and the shape thereof are such that the support .2 is imbedded in a soft rubber or felt channel of the window frame.

I have termed the device of my invention Hallg-An-Clip in View of its wide application for automobile use and for travelers generally.

I have found the device of .my invention highly pra tical in manufacture and production, and successful in operation, and while I have described the invention in one of its preferred em bodiments I realize that modifications may be made and I desire that it be understood that no limitations upon my invention are intended other than may .be imposed by the scope of the appended claims.

What I claim as new and desire to secure by LettersPatent of the United States is as follows:

lIIn a hanger a supporting bail terminating in O QI BJIY disp d linear portions, a tubular member concentrically mounted on the horizontally extending linear portions of said bail, a

resilient clip comprising a pair of finger engag- 5 ing portions having overlapping side portions directed toward each other, said side portions being apertured for the passage of said tubular member therethrough, a coil spring having convolutions concentrically surrounding said tubular member and terminating in a pair of resilient projecting end portions engaging the interior faces of said finger engaging portions, said finger engaging portions terminating in article engaging gripping edges, whereby said coil spring resiliently urges said article engaging gripping edges into gripping position and simultaneously maintains the side portions of said finger engaging portions into frictional engagement with said tubular member whereby said clip and tubular member are free to swivel with respect to said bail.

2. A hanger comprising in combination a bail member terminating in horizontally extending linear portions, a tubular member swiveled over said substantially horizontally extending linear portions, a clip comprising a pair of finger actuating members having side portions directed toward each other and apertured for the passage of said tubular member therethrough, said finger actuating members terminating in article engaging edges and spring means for urging said article engaging edges into coacting contact and simultaneously holding the side portions of said finger actuating members in frictional binding relation with said tubular member, whereby said tubular member and said clip are free to be rotated through a range of substantially 366 with respect to said bail.

3. A hanger as set forth in claim 2, in which the coacting edges of said finger actuating members are provided with interior protective faces for protectively engaging an article therebetween.

ROBERT PEAOOCK.

file of this patent:

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